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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
2
A writer recalls a weary night seeking lodging in Beatrice Nebraska and settling for a $16 room after mobile inquiries at other motels. The piece shifts to a child with a play gun and a critique of how toys and media shape beliefs about guns and danger.
The narrative recounts Ebba Naslund and parents arriving New Year’s Eve 1871, Erickson delivering groceries, crossing ice with mules, and settling near Scandia. They built sod and frame houses, lived in sod rooms for warmth, and endured long trades and daily chores with neighbors aiding each other. Mother walked miles to White Rock Township to trade eggs and butter for groceries, while winter life and a Texas herd crossing shaped their early settler experience.
The excerpt recalls early life on the plains with women asking for potatoes, school at Pleasant Vale, and church trips. A meditation by Mrs. Joseph Johnson reflects on pioneer heritage, faith, and unity against hardship, ending with social visits to Kansas City and local couples.
The Courtland-Scandia Unified School District No. 426 solicits sealed bids for motor vehicle liability and medical payments insurance to cover buses and related operations. Bids due by 1:00 PM September 1, 1968, opened September 8, 1968, at Courtland High School. lowest responsible bidder awarded. The district may accept or reject any bid.
A listing of household goods and farm implements including Frigidaire electric appliances chairs a television rug and drapes plus tools equipment vehicles and farm machinery such as a 1945 Farmall hammer mill wooden wheel wagon two 2 wheel trailers a 14 wheel trailer vices and a walking plow. Also listed are kerosene lamps yard lanterns a range ice chest and various miscellaneous items.
A compact notice describes a 10 by 14 building with five rooms, labeled as an 8 by 14 granary and a sf Wega. The fragment references a small storage or workshop structure with a specific layout.
Mr and Mrs Charles Marshall Mr and Mrs Er ick and Gary were Thursday night guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Herrman and sons en route to their home in Columbia Illinois.
The City of Scandia, Kansas, files a land condemnation action in Republic County District Court for street purposes. Proceeding noted in the August 15 1968 issue of the Scandia Journal.
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